Tuners are Planetary style, each geared and with a large pearloid button with an equally large screw on the back. The flange and stretcher band are extremely shiny and probably chrome plated the sides and back of the resonator are flamed, curly maple and so is the back of the three piece neck. The rosewood fingerboard measures 1 3/16” at the nut, is bound in ivoroid on two sides and, on 9 fret positions has fanciful inlays in mother of pearl mostly depicting flying critters. It has a multi-cut headstock (5 bumps and the center one comes to a point), an East Indian rosewood headstock overlay (veneer) inlaid with the “Ome” logo in gleaming mother of pearl, and then a 2 1/8” long flower made up of a dozen individual pieces of bookmatched pearl pieces, and under that a small flower with two symmetrical leaves. This is an extremely clean example of a handsome deep-bodied 19-fret tenor banjo. The flange is thinly stamped brass which the Ome Company feels produces the mellower tone of the prewar Vox. The manufacturer told us that the Ome brass-channel tone ring pinches the rim, inside the lip and slightly above. The ring itself is Bacon style – a two-part tone ring that produces tons of sustain. This has what the manufacturer calls a silver spun tone ring 9/16” 10-ply maple rim, channeled tone ring trough with ring inside it.
In an age and day of increasing automation, it’s good to know that all Ome tenors and plectrums are completely hand-made.
Ome Banjo Company says that this model takes a flange and tone ring that are different than that of their standard models – this one has a “flange under” tension hoop, located ¼” below top of head, which is 7/8 th” in width, having 22 open flower shapes cut out of the flange to allow the sound to resonate forward. Per the manufacturer, this model has, like a prewar Vega Vox tenor banjo, a deeper than usual pot (we measure the resonator at 2 ¾” depth), and a 2-piece flange made out of stamped brass. It is our understanding that Don Vappie, who played on many Ken Burns’ soundtracks, uses a similar banjo, so if its musical prowess (when you hear it) sounds familiar to you that may be why. It is the illustrious Ome MegaVox Jazz tenor banjo, in wholly original and excellent plus condition. It is not very often that we are able to offer a modern tenor banjo as beautiful as this one. #4643, in wholly original and excellent or better condition with tweed fabric original hard shell case.
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